n. [ Gr. &unr_; a coming in besides, &unr_; episode; &unr_; into, besides + &unr_; a coming in, &unr_; into + &unr_; way, cf. Skr. sad to go: cf. F. épisode. ] (Rhet.) A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it. [ 1913 Webster ]